Citi-Bike

Namo and I are members.

Here's an earlier thread about them:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1062957&boardname=off&boardid=2&page=1

I'm a member, but I've yet to actually ride one of the bikes. I get around town almost exclusively on my bike, though, and I can tell you that the roads and bike lanes are packed with happy Citi-bikers and their flash-y red and white lights. It's fantastic.

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Updated On: 11/8/13 at 05:34 PM

Sr. Carlos Danger rides el bicicleta de ciudad!!

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I'm really surprised by how well it's working. I was worried about the safety of the bicyclists with the lack of bike lanes but the worst I've heard are some theft stories where people stupidly didn't lock the bikes all the way back into the racks.

DC has the best bike rental system I've seen and bike lanes on almost every road to accommodate them. The next time I'm there, I'll have to remember to bring a helmet so I can get to more of the museums each day.

I personally wouldn't use them in NYC because walking around the city is one of my favorite things to do, but I'm glad the option is there for more adventurous visitors and residents. I'll stick to my own two feet and intentionally wandering off my path to find fun new shops and restaurants to try out.

blah, blah, blah, get in the way of the SUV my daddy bought me, blah, blah blah

(like that, Kad?)

I love it!

I've ridden around Central Park on them and along the East River a couple of times. I haven't quite braved the general streets of NYC, but have tried to scout out the areas close to parks or the river that have the bikes, and then do some riding from there.

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Updated On: 11/8/13 at 07:37 PM

Yes, perfect! You just need to add a poorly written "hashtag" and mention something about Native Americans. Then you'll be all set.

Brilliant.

I was thinking of hiring a bike out for a week while I am over, I brought out my safety helmet just in case, but the sidewalk payment processor doesn't seem to want to take my VISA card, do these only take Mastercard?

Omg!. Kad that's funny. You crack me up!
Except I drive an SRX Thats American muscle.! I'm patriotic

just curious.... Do you drive American?

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Yes, Carlos. As someone who regularly drives in NYC, I can attest to that. It really is those damn cabbies. Far too aggressive...

this really does make you understand why they pushed this thru so aggressively.

The New York Times reported that low-income residents are an exceptionally small minority among those who have signed up for a Citi Bike annual membership. The regular cost for that membership is $95, and 33,000 people have already registered and paid, the Times said, but of that 33,000, only 200 have purchased the discounted, $50, membership for residents of public housing.

The Wall Street Journal also put Citi Bike’s limited rollout in stark terms, saying that 90 percent of New York’s population lives in neighborhoods without a bike-share station, at least for the moment. Furthermore, the Journal said, neighborhoods served by those stations are wealthier, with a median household income of about $73,000, compared to $48,300 for the rest of the city, and whiter than average, with 56 percent whites in those areas while just under 31 percent of the city as a whole is white.

http://www.bizjournals.com/newyork/news/2013/06/10/citi-bike-may-have-a-diversity-problem.html

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Updated On: 11/11/13 at 01:57 PM